In the deepest part of the academy where darkness has settled heavily, lies the classroom of the Black Night Class.

While the usual cold and suffocating air lingers, the only thing breaking the silence is Chae-a's sing-song voice.

"Si Hwan oppa, do you want to go eat something delicious with me after class today? I found a place with a really great atmosphere... Hmm?"

Chae-a places her hands on her waist and twists her body, leaning in close to Si Hwan's desk.

A faint scent of seductive perfume, said to cloud a man's reason, wafts from her body, but Si Hwan's reaction is nothing short of frigid.

Resting his chin on his hand, Si Hwan narrows his bright green eyes through the light purple hair falling to his jawline and smiles broadly.

There is no emotion whatsoever in his gaze as he quietly watches Chae-a chatter away.

"Ah, really? Where do you want to go, Chae-a?"

It is a terribly cruel treatment, as if he is merely watching a stray cat on the street performing tricks for his amusement.

Unaware of his true thoughts, Chae-a believes her flirting worked and even starts humming a little tune.

From the very back of the classroom, Shin Hyuk, who is sitting with his legs propped high on his desk, clicks his tongue lowly.

His golden eyes, visible beneath his red hair, are full of boredom and annoyance.

An overbearing atmosphere roughly overflows around him as he taps the desk irritably with his fingers while crossing his arms.

"Hey, knock it off. My ears feel like they're rotting since first thing in the morning."

Eun Oh, with his dark blue hair, is slumped completely over his desk with a large hoodie pulled deep over his eyes.

He frowns deeply as if his sleep has been disturbed, then presses his bag—which he was using as a pillow—down over his head as if to block his ears.

Even so, his ominous gray eyes flash briefly through the gap in his hood as he ignores Chae-a with pathetic contempt, as if looking at a bug.

"...Shut up."